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Trauma

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1.
Mir 04:02
2.
A Bee Song 05:47
3.
Draig Ddu 05:59
Dos nawr i ddawnsio, ar hyd y lonydd ac ar donnau gwyllt y gwynt; cawn gyd-ganu a chyd-chwyrlio, gyda’n gilydd, ar ein hynt. Am dy ffrindiaeth, diolchwn a cofiwn, dy ysbryd egnïol ac enaid fwyn. .... Go now to dance, along the lanes and on the wild waves of the wind; we can sing together and whirl together together, on our way. For your friendship, we thank and remember, your energetic spirit and gentle soul.
4.
War 07:15
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7.
Mo Dhia 07:29
8.
Endure 06:29
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about

Trauma, the first Banco album since 2016's The 9th of Nine Hearts, is an expression of stress and of suffering while also a celebration of overcoming and of hope.

This juxtaposition is explored over the course of the album: a craving for peace in Mir; a simple bee sting in A Bee Song; loss and grieving in Draig Ddu; the wish for things to be otherwise in War; greed and abuse of power in My Little Country; AI’s potential for good and/or bad in Electric Sheep; a yearning for something greater and purer in Mo Dhia; the unbearable weight of relentless suffering in Endure; and the resignation, acceptance and surrender of The Dying Light.

The creation of the album was informed by both family and global issues: declining health in both my parents was overshadowed by ongoing wars around the world, inducing trauma in millions of people (be they defender, aggressor, or innocent) while the growing environmental crisis inflicts damage on the very world we inhabit, cracking the fabric of our survival systems.

Despite all of this, Trauma seeks and finds light in the darkness, and great beauty and joy in the midst of despair. The album is ultimately a celebration of the acceptance that in this huge universe we can dream of better and transcend our travails.

Nietzsche wrote “What doesn't kill me, makes me stronger”. Perhaps that is what truly makes us human?

credits

released September 6, 2024

All tracks written and produced by Toby Marks except A Bee Song, written by Toby Marks and Sian Sullivan.

Mir – Soprano saxophone by Matthew Jenkins

A Bee Song – Recomposition based on 1954 Damara praise song held by Basler Afrika Bibliographien, sourced by Future Pasts.
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Draig Ddu – Cymraeg poem by Sara Louise Wheeler. In memory of Annie Wealleans.

War – Chorus and end vocals by Jennifer Folker

My Little Country – Narration by Neil Sleat

Electric Sheep – All voices generated by Riffusion AI

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Published by Kaleidoscope Music / Fairwood Music.
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Mastered by Jason Mitchell at Loud Mastering.
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Artwork and design by Redline
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No bees were harmed in the making of this album.

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